2to OSBECK'S VOYAGE. 



Ipomcca guamoclit, in China called Kam-fan- 

 fang, which adorned the hedges without the 

 city. 



The tea-chefts and porcelane-chefls, and 

 other effects which are to be taken home, are 

 piled up on both fides of the yard. This 

 yard is divided quite acrofs by three arched 

 walls : in fome places of the yard buildings 

 like coach-houfes run quite acrofs it, which 

 are fometimes fupported by arched roofs. 



A factory is moflly built in the following 

 manner : near the entrance of the ftreet of the 

 fadlory, on both fides of the gate, is a little 

 apartment, upon which are commonly fome 

 papers with figures like arms, and two round 

 lanthorns of bamboo, covered with fkins ; for 

 glafs-or horn lanthorns are quite unufual here. 

 The gate of the factory is on the infide built 

 over : directly behind it Hands a high board 

 almofl as broad as the entrance, to hinder the 

 people in the ftreets from looking into the 

 yard or court, without being any obflacie to 

 thofe who pafs to and fro. In almofl all cor- 

 ners are buckets into which people make wa- 

 ter, which is afterwards carried upon.the fields 



The 



